mash
In Appalachian speech, "mash" most often means the grain, sugar, and water mixture used in making moonshine - but it can also mean to press or crush something.
Pronunciation
[MASH]
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Meaning & Usage
- Fermenting mixture for liquor (noun)
Elmer:
Got the mash bubblin’ out back.
Estel:
Best keep it hid from the revenuer.
- Press or crush (verb)
Elmer:
Mash that button to start the generator.
Estel:
Ain’t it ‘press’?
- Soft, pulpy food mixture (noun)
Elmer:
Pigs’ll eat near anything, but they love corn mash.
Estel:
Keeps ‘em fat through winter.
other spellings: mash, mashed, mashin, and ``
★ If the mash is bubbling, it’s working - but if it smells "rurnt," you’ve lost a batch. ★